The Making of a Collection: Documentation and Archives
Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 6-8 pm
Third discussion of The Making of a Collection, Demisch Danant’s salon-style series focusing on the process of collecting; and the research and expertise, both professional and personal, behind the making of a meaningful collection. Guest speakers will share their stories and their knowledge, representing different points of views.
In tandem with our current exhibition Sheila Hicks: Line by Line, Step by Step, this discussion will focus on the various forms and motives of documentation and archives of objects, art, restoration, artist’s archives and collections—what is the importance of it, how does it affect authenticity and value and how do you do it?
Joining Suzanne Demisch, the guest speakers all have different experiences with documentation. The discussion is salon-style and we encourage all to participate.
Moderated by Glenn Adamson, Senior Scholar at the Yale Center for British Art. His book Fewer Better Things: The Hidden Wisdom of Objects was published in 2018.
Sheila Hicks American artist; lives and works in Paris. In 2019, Hicks has three major solo exhibitions: Campo Abierto (Open Field), The Bass Museum of Art, Miami; Sheila Hicks, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas and Reencuentro, Museo Chileno de arte Precolombino, Santiago.
Pete Dandridge Conservator in the Department of Objects Conservation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1979-2017. He is currently Conservator Emeritus and has been participating in CAST:ING, an international initiative to create an online publication of best practices for documenting the technical history of bronze casting.
Nelson Harst Cataloguer of rare books, Richard Prince's collection; previously he was a rare book dealer specializing in books, ephemera, and archives related to art, design, and photography